San Pedro’s Sportswalk to the Waterfront induction ceremony, which takes place today at 10 a.m., is slated to honor nine former athletes and coaches, including a father-son team and a war hero.

Former USC kicker Mario Danelo, who died last year in a tragic fall off the Point Fermin cliffs, and his father, Joe Danelo, a 10-year NFL kicker, will be inducted on a single plaque.

In addition, former South Torrance football player Joe Anzack, a U.S. soldier who died in Iraq, will posthumously receive the Pat Tillman Award for Courage. Anzack will be the third recipient of the award.

Also being honored are former El Segundo High star and Kansas City Royals great George Brett, who is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame; former Dodgers All-Star Reggie Smith; former Lakers star and UCLA head basketball coach Walt Hazzard; and former USC and pro football player Jim Obradovich. Locals being inducted include Amanda Augustus, a Peninsula High and Cal Berkeley tennis standout, and former longtime Harbor College football coach Scrappy Rhea, who will receive this year’s Trani Award for contributions to local athletics.

Mario Danelo, a San Pedro High graduate, made the USC football team as a walk-on and was later offered a scholarship because of his stellar performance. In 2005, Danelo set an NCAA record for most PATs with 83. In 2006, Danelo made 16 of 17 field goal attempts.

His father Joe Danelo kicked for three seasons at Washington State and played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants and Buffalo Bills. In 1981, Danelo made six field goals in one game for the Giants to tie an NFL record.

Anzack was reported missing in Iraq before he was found executed in the Euphrates River. He was a football coach’s dream because he was a leader and a hard worker with a positive attitude.

“It was never about Joe,” South Torrance coach Josh Waybright said. “It was always about being loyal to the team.”

Brett, a 13-time All-Star, tallied 3,154 hits during a 21-year career with the Kansas City Royals. He won a World Series with the Royals in 1980 when he flirted with batting .400 and won the American League MVP award.

Smith starred for the Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants during a 17-year career.

Hazzard, a two-time All-American for UCLA, played in the NBA for 10 seasons and was a member of the 1964 U.S. men’s basketball team, which won the gold medal.

Obradovich was a USC tight end, where he was an All-Pac-8 pick in 1973 and ’74. He played nine seasons in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Augustus starred at Peninsula High and Cal before joining the WTA Tour, where she captured 20 doubles titles. Augustus now is the head tennis coach at Cal.

Rhea played pro football for the Brooklyn Tigers, Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions, L.A. Dons and Hawaii Warriors before embarking upon a long career at Harbor College, where he coached football, tennis, golf and baseball. In 1964, Rhea led the Harbor football team to a 9-0 record.

Each honoree receives a bronze plaque in the sidewalk of downtown San Pedro on Sixth Street between Palos Verdes and Centre streets. A noon lunch follows at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Tickets cost $40 and can be bought by calling 832-7272.